Win32 Shutdown 1.0 - Distribution Archive ReadMe File
Copyright  1998 DRX Solutions
(http://members.xoom.com/drxsolutions)

What is Win32 Shutdown?
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Win32 Shutdown is a small and very simple shutdown command line utility mainly for use through batch files and task schedulers. It supports a combination of shutdown modes such as shutdown, restart, user logoff, and forced unresponsive task termination.

How do I install this utility?
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Just copy the included SHUTDOWN.EXE file included in the distribution file archive (.ZIP file) anywhere you like.

This program requires that the Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Run-Time Support Files be installed on your system.  The Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Run-Time Support Files can be downloaded at http://members.xoom.com/drxsolutions/misc/vb5rtsp3.zip or ftp://ftp.simtel.com/pub/simtelnet/win95/dll/vb5rtsp3.zip.

How do I use this anyway?
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The command line syntax is: Shutdown [<Type>]

Type can be a combination of the following values:
        
   0 = Close all programs and log on as a different user
   1 = Shut down the computer
   2 = Restart the computer
   4 = Terminate non-responsive processe(s)

If not specified, this value defaults to 1 which shuts down the computer.

You can get a list of these by invoking shutdown with "/?" command line parameter.

You can call shutdown from batch files, shortcuts or task schedulers.

How can I get support?
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If you should encounter any difficulties in installing or using this software or should have any suggestions on further improvements to the software, then please contact DRX Solutions through our web site located at http://members.xoom.com/drxsolutions.

You can always find the latest version of this software product and documentation on the web site or simply leave us an e-mail.

How much will this software cost me?
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Not a dime!  This software is Freeware which means it is absolutely free to anyone, no strings attached.

There are other products on the market that may do similar things, some of which include much more functionality than this product.  However, with this added functionality you are all too often asked to pay an absurd fee, often for features you do not even need.   Sometimes, you are asked to pay a fee only if you are using it for commercial purposes.  None of these restrictions apply to the use of this software.  Anyone can use this product for private or commercial puposes for free and for as long as they like.

DRX Solutions hopes that you will find good and innovative uses for this product and in turn hopes that you will also take the time to visit our web site and leave us an e-mail on who you are and what purposes you are using the software for.  If you picked up this product from any source other than the DRX Solutions web site, we ask that you please drop by our site at http://members.xoom.com/drxsolutions and take a minute to register this software product.

Don't worry, we only ask that you send us your name, city, country and your uses for the software...no street address, postal code, phone or fax numbers.  This information is in no way tied to mailing lists for junk mail and customer profiles are not compiled for the purposes of reselling to others unlike so many other web sites.  A simple "Hi, my name is Anwar Hossain from Jakarta, Indonesia and I use this software to do...blah blah blah...on my/our...blah blah blah..." will do.

Product registration goes a long way in ensuring that products continue to evolve and be enhanced.  It also allows us to contact you if there is any news concerning the product (e.g. new releases or versions, uncovered bugs, etc..).  Without product registration, we cannot accurately assess the demand for a particular product or get feedback from its users.  We cannot justify further development or enhancement of products in which there is little or no interest or demand, or on which we get no feedback.  This is especially true for all of our freeware titles, which bring us absolutely no revenue whatsoever.

Distribution Guidelines
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We also ask that you please follow these rules when re-distributing this software:

You may use it, abuse it and distribute it as much as you like, providing that you keep all the files located in the original archive in their original state and that you don't charge anyone for it without first contacting DRX Solutions.  If you wish to resell or redistribute this product for a cost (commercial software archive over the Internet, Electronic Bulletin Board Service or other electronic media of any kind such as CD-ROM, floppy, DVD, etc...), you must first contact DRX Solutions for approval.

Legal Stuff
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And of course, last but not least, the other legal stuff.

Of course, you can't get away without getting the usual legal disclaimer in which, by using of this software, you accept that DRX Solutions will not be held responsible, directly or indirectly, for any loss of data as result of using this software.  How you use this software is entirely up to you and we recommend that any uses which are critical in nature to your operations be thoroughly tested before rolling out into production.  Doesn't everyone do this already anyway?  Saddly, few out there do!

For use and redistribution or reselling of this software, please see "Distribution Guidelines" for further details.

Drop by and leave us an e-mail
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DRX Solutions welcomes your ideas and recommendations on uses for and improvements to our software products. Please do so through our web site located at http://members.xoom.com/drxsolutions. And make sure to check out our site for new releases of this and other freeware and shareware products available online

Enjoy!
